Glossary 2

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When an author gives hints about what will occur later in a story

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Foreshadowing

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Example: “A pair of star-crossed lovers…Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife” Romeo and Juliet

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Foreshadowing

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Impact: it makes the stories more cohesive by preparing the readers emotionally while also creating suspense and making the impact of awaited events more profound.

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Foreshadowing

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The major category into which a literary work fits.

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Genre

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Writing characterized by gloom, mystery, fear and/or death. Also refers to an architectural style of the middle ages, often seen in cathedrals of this period.

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Gothic

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Example: “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe

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Gothic

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Word or words that create a picture in the reader’s mind.

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Imagery

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Example: metaphors, similes, or figures of speech.

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Imagery

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Impact: allows writers to appeal to a reader’s senses of sight, taste, smell, touch, and sound, as well as internal emotion and feelings

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Imagery

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A long, emotionally violent, attack using strong, abusive language.

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Invective

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Example: “I don’t think she ever had an interest in you and she never will, despite your efforts.”

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Invective

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Impact: serves as a powerful tool for emphasis and persuasion; also carries the potential to harm or discredit

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Invective

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When the opposite of what you expect to happen does.

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Irony

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When you say something and mean the opposite/something different.

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Verbal irony

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Example: your gym teacher wants you to run a mile in eight minutes or faster, but calls it a “walk in the park”

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Verbal irony

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Impact: adds humor or sarcasm to the text

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Verbal irony

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When the audience of a drama, play, movie, etc. knows something that the character doesn’t and would be surprised to find out.

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Dramatic irony

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Example: when we (the audience) know who the killer is, which the victim-to-be has no idea who is doing the slaying.

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Dramatic irony

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Impact: Enhances the readers engagement and suspense

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Dramatic irony

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Found in the plot (or story line) of a book, story, or movie. Sometimes it makes you laugh because it’s funny how things turn out.

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Situational irony

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Example: Johnny spent two hours planning on sneaking into the movie theater and missed the movie. When he finally did manage to sneak inside he found out that kids were admitted free that day

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Situational irony

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Impact: Often helps the reader understand the theme or message of a text

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Situational irony

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Placing things side by side for the purposes of comparison.

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Juxtaposition

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Example: comparing the average day of a typical American with that of someone in the third world in order to make a point of social commentary

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Juxtaposition

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Impact: done to make or emphasize a point

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Juxtaposition

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The atmosphere created by the literature and accomplished through word choice (diction)

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Mood

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a recurring idea in a piece of literature

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Motif

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Example: “you never really understand another person until you consider things from his or her point of view” To Kill a Mockingbird

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Motif

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Impact: contributes to the development of the theme and symbolizes significance

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Motif

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When apparently contradictory terms are grouped together and suggest a paradox

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Oxymoron

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Example: “wise fool,”

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Oxymoron

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Impact: used to invoke specific feelings or highlight contradictions within characters, settings, or themes

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Oxymoron

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The speed or tempo of an author’s writing

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Pacing

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Example:

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Pacing

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Impact: balances action-packed sequences with slower, more reflective moments, allowing readers to digest complex characters and plot developments

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Pacing

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A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true.

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Paradox

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Example: “You can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without getting a job.”

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Paradox

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Impact: creates tension and potential suspense for the reader

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Paradox

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Sentence construction which places equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns.

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Parallelism

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Example: “Cinderella swept the floor, dusted the mantle, and beat the rugs.”

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Parallelism

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Impact: used to add emphasis, organization, or sometimes pacing to writing.

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Parallelism

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Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences or clauses in a row.

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Anaphora

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Example: “I came, I saw, I conquered.”

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Anaphora

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Impact: helps make the writer's point more coherent

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Anaphora

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When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed.

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Chiasmus

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Example: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”

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Chiasmus

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Impact: makes the text sound more formal and "artsy"

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Chiasmus

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Two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses, or even ideas, with parallel structure

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Antithesis

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Example: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”

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Antithesis

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Impact: create a vivid contrast and to emphasize the significance of the opposing ideas or elements

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Antithesis

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When a single word governs or modifies two or more other words, and the meaning of the first word must change for each of the other words it governs or modifies.

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Zuegma (Syllepsis)

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Example: “The butler killed the lights, and then the mistress.”

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Zuegma (Syllepsis)

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Impact: it connects the sentence and helps keep the audience engaged

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Zuegma (Syllepsis)

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Parentheses are used to set off an idea from the rest of the sentence.

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Parenthetical Idea

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Example: “In a short time (and the time is getting shorter by the gallon) America will be out of oil.”

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Parenthetical Idea

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Impact: separates a phrase/sentence from the rest of the passage

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Parenthetical Idea

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An exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes.

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Parody

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Example: The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and The Larry Sanders Show are renowned for mimicking famous political personalities,

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Parody

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The fictional mask or narrator that tells a story

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Persona